Interiors: First-class smoking room of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, about 1898.
This beautiful room says a lot about the insecurity of Germany in the years before World War I.
Latest
Behind the Scenes: Star Trek and the Vietnam War (Part II).
Killing books: The sack of the University of Louvain library and its modern echoes.
Behind the Scenes: Star Trek and the Vietnam War (Part I).
I think the AI bubble is about to burst, and here’s why.
A landmark 632 years in the making: the odyssey of Cologne Cathedral.
Historic Painting: “Giant Steamboats at New Orleans” by Hippolyte Sebron, 1853.
The Verge
Interiors: First-class smoking room of the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, about 1898.
This beautiful room says a lot about the insecurity of Germany in the years before World War I.
Behind the Scenes: Star Trek and the Vietnam War (Part II).
Killing books: The sack of the University of Louvain library and its modern echoes.
A landmark 632 years in the making: the odyssey of Cologne Cathedral.
Historic Painting: “Giant Steamboats at New Orleans” by Hippolyte Sebron, 1853.
Still no winter: My novel “Life Without Giamotti,” still in print, turned 20 this week!
Interiors: Lobby of the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles.
The Outer Garden
I think the AI bubble is about to burst, and here’s why.
The AI industry is like Dracula, sucking blood from our society. You'll never guess who's coming with the stake.
Another concept illustration for “Faraway Star” has come out!
“The Odyssey” and “Backrooms”: Reclaiming cinema in 2026.
Historic Photo: Dubai Creek in 1964, compared to today.
Midsummer Eve: A brief hiatus for this blog.
My book “Faraway Star” is out!
My year of AI resistance. There’s hope!
The Inner Garden
Behind the Scenes: Star Trek and the Vietnam War (Part I).
My latest video juxtaposes two very different historical stories that were going on at the same time.
Behind the Scenes: San Francisco That Survived.
Behind the Scenes: Akhenaten, Egypt’s Strangest King.
Behind the Scenes: Millard Fillmore, The Conspiracy Theorist President.
Behind the Scenes: TWA, The Rise & Fall.
It’s Not Love, Actually: Watch me do an about-face on the world’s worst Christmas movie.
